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Road Traffic Accidents
If you have been injured in a road traffic accident that was not your fault, we can help you in seeking compensation not only for your injuries but also for the pain and suffering, medical costs and other financial losses incurred. We will seek compensation for your uninsured losses from the person responsible for the accident by claiming against their insurance policy.
General Damages
General damages are awards that are made for the pain, suffering and loss of amenity that are evidentially directly linked to the accident. The pain and suffering element of the award compensates the claimant for all past, present and future physical and psychiatric symptoms.
Loss of amenity means the inability to complete activities after an accident that you would have participated in previously, this loss can be temporary or permanent. This is an award designed to compensate you for the actual injuries suffered and the effect those have had on your quality of life.
Special Damages
This is a head of damages to compensate for any financial losses or out-of-pocket expenses as a result of the accident at work. This would include but is not limited to loss of earnings, future loss of earnings, medical treatment, damage to property, hire etc.
An injured person has a duty to take reasonable steps to minimise their losses/expenses and a Court will assess whether or not the loss was reasonably incurred before making an award.
Passengers
If you are injured as a passenger in a road traffic accident you can bring a personal injury claim if the vehicle which you were travelling in was you are hit by another vehicle and also if the person driving the vehicle causes the accident. Often you will know this person, but this does not mean that you cannot bring a claim for personal injury compensation: You are still the victim of an accident which was not your fault and your personal injury compensation will be paid by an insurance company not by the driver.
As a passenger involved in a road traffic accident you are not in control of the vehicle and therefore it is likely to be very easy to prove that the accident was not your fault. Full attention can be focused on your rehabilitation and obtaining your compensation as soon as possible.
Our expert personal injury solicitors strive to provide an efficient service so that interim payments are obtained as early as possible and cases concluded on the best terms.